More on the Peace Canoe –scarfing sheer clamps and chine logs

While I wait on the plywood I have been preparing the sheer clamps and chine logs,which I took out of 10′and 12′1x. I thus have had to –and the write-up in Getting Started in Boats assumes this –scarf pieces together for these fore-and-aft members. I am not a very steady had with a hand-saw –though I finally bought a Japanese saw and am in heaven with it –so I developed this system where I find the angle,clamp a guide to the main piece,and cut along the guide. That has worked well.

I was worried about keeping the pieces of the joint from slipping around in the process. I decided I would reinforce the joint with nails anyway,so I decided to drive them just enough to provide a little bite to help hold the pieces. Bingo –pretty good joints,all.

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